Italy: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Seventh session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, February 2010

Index AI : EUR 30/008/2009
Date de publication : 8 septembre 2009
Catégorie(s) : Italie

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review. The organization raises concerns about the lack of inclusion of torture as a crime in the Italian Criminal Code; about counter-terrorism legislation. The document also highlights Amnesty International’s concerns in relation to rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; forced evictions of Roma and Sinti communities; counter-terrorism and security; and the impact on human rights of Italian business operations in Nigeria.